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<p><b>the monthly inflation rate of the <a href="page.php?w=Zimbabwean_dollar_%281980-2009%29">Zimbabwean dollar</a> reached 79.6 billion percent (470% per day); the approximate value with three significant figures would be  %, or more simply a rate of .</b></p>

<p><big> Converting numbers </big></p>
<p>Converting a number in these cases means to either convert the number into scientific notation form, convert it back into decimal form or to change the exponent part of the equation. None of these alter the actual number, only how it's expressed.</p>

<p><big> Decimal to scientific </big></p><p>
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